Napkin-fastener



R. THAMM.

NAPKIN FASTENER.

APPLICATION r|LED1uNE,19|.

.1, 329, 149. Patented Jan. 27, 1920.

a/V' I @www l useful improvements in NED STATES PATENT OFFCE.

ROSE THAT/IM, 0F BERKELEY, CALIFGRNIA.

N PKN-FASTENER.

incarne.

Application filed Enne 8, 1918.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, Rosin Tinian-,1, citizen of the United States, residing at Berkeley, in the county of Alanieda and IState of California, have invented certain new and Napkin-Fasteners, of which the following' is a specification.

This invention is a napkin fastener for fastening a napkin on a 'person in position for use. lt is also a napkin holder.

The invention is illustrated in the acconipanying drawing which forins a part of this specification and is pointed ont in the appended claiins.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure l is a view of the invention fastening a napkin in position in a persons lap.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the fastener on an enlarged scale.

F ig. 3 is a rear view of an enlarged scale.

tne fastener on Fig. 4 is a side view of the fastener. Tie fastener includes a hook l and a slotted napkin fastening nieinber 2 joined inidway between its ends to said hook by a neck 3, the hook having a spring action. The fastener may be stamped out of a single piece of sheet nietal. rl`he fastening nieniber 2 is provieed with horizontal slot l, for receiving the corner of the napkin. rllhe slot is narrower intermediate its ends than at its ends, diverging to its ends so that the ends of the slots are wide enough to allow the heinnied edges of the napkin to pass easily through thein. The fastening Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 27, 1920.

Serial No. 238,936.

nielnber 2 is provided with notches 5 inidway between the ends of the slot 4 through which the folded corner of the napkin may be readily inserted to draw the corner of the napkin through the slot. The fastener niay be hooked by the hook l into the vest of the user, the corner of the napkin gripped by the spring action of the hook between the ineniber 2 and hook l in position for use as shown in Fig. l. The hook l is bent substantially parallel and close to the fasening ineinber 2 and neck 3 for holding a folded napkin therebetween.

Having described n'iy invention, what l claini as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A napkin fastener including ineans for securing the fastener to the clothes, a slotted nieniber provided with a slot wider at its ends than intermediate its ends through which the napkin is inserted.

2. A napkin fastener including means for securing the fastener to the clothes, a slotted ,nieniber provided with a slot wider at its ends than intermediate its ends through which the napkin is inserted, said ineinber being provided with a notch intermediate the ends of said slot.

3. A napkin fastener including ineans for securing the fastener to the clothes, and a slotted member provided with a notch intermediate the ends of the slot of said slotted nieniber. A

In testimony whereof l atti); my signature.

ROSIE THAMM. 

